Garbage can holder



Filed Oct. 20, 1959 IOA Evil [Z45 INVHVTOR. v MORE ATTORNEYS UnitedStates Patent Ofifice 3,010,689 Patented Nov. 28, 1961 3,010,689 GARBAGECAN HOLDER Jack More, 324 17th Ave., Longview, Wash. Filed Oct. 20,1959, Ser. No. 847,645 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-156) This invention relates toa garbage can holder, and has as its primary object the provision of aring means adapted to be set in a concrete base or the like for securelyholding a garbage can to prevent dislodgement of the same, by prowlinganimals or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a devicehaving means associated therewith for securing the top of the garbagecan to prevent dislodgement of the same by wind or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which may be readily assembled or disassembled for shippingpurposes or the like.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of such a devicewhich may be securely held in a cement base positively to preventdislodgement of the same.

Still other objects reside in the combinations of elements, arrangementsof parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fullypointed out hereinafter and shown in the accompanying drawings whereinthere is shown preferred embodiments of this inventive con cept.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a plan perspective view of one form of holder embodyingfeatures of the instant invention, portions thereof being embedded in asupporting base of concrete or the like;

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary perspective view, partially broken away,showing certain elements of a modified form of construction which isadapted to be disassembled for shipping purposes, and assembled in situ;and

FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the device inexploded relation, showing the method of assembling the same.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawings in detail, and more particularly toFIGURE 1, there is shown at an annular ring, from which depend feet 11,each of which is comprised of a shank, and a spade shaped bottom portion12. In the assembly of the device, a hole is adapted to be dug in theground which is filled with cement in the form of a block 13. The feet11 are inserted in the block while still soft, and the ring 10 evenedand leveled. One of the shank portions 11 is provided with an offsetportion 14 from which extends upwardly a tubular rod 15 to which issecured a chain 16. If desired, a weight formed of a cement block may beplaced on the ground surface with the feet 11 inserted therein.

In the use and operation of the device, a garbage can, indicated indotted lines at G, is adapted to be positioned inside the ring 10, withits base resting on the concrete slab 13. A fastening member 17 at theend of the chain 16 is adapted to be secured in any desired manner tothe lid L, indicated in dotted lines in FIG- URE 1, of the garbage canG.

In the modification shown in FIGURES 2 and 3, there are provided four(4) individual foot portions including shanks 1=1A having feet 12Asubstantially identical in configuration to the previously disclosedshanks and feet. However, each shank 11A terminates in a cross member14A which is provided with apertures 14B. The cross members 14A areslightly arcuate, and are adapted to be inserted in the ends of arcuatetubular members 16A, each of which is in the form of a quarter-circle,and each of which is adapted to engage at its opposite ends one of thearms 14A formed on a member 11A. Securing pins 15D are adapted to beinserted through openings 1913, which are aligned with the openings 14B,for securing the arcuate members 16A to the arms 14A. One of the shanks11A is provided with an upwardly extending portion 20, which is providedwith an opening 20A, upon which is adapted to be seated an offsetportion 15B of a tubular member 15A which is substantially identical inconfiguration to the previously described upright 15. A pin 15D extendsthrough an opening 15C in offset portion 15B through the opening 20A forsecuring the upright tubular member 15A in position thereon. A chain16A, identical to the chain 16 and for a similar purpose, is alsoprovided.

In this modification the device is assembled until it assumes theconfiguration of the construction shown in FIGURE 1, by means ofsuitable pins engaging in suitable aligned openings in the members 10Aand 14A, and after assembly the feet 12A are inserted in the concreteblock 13, as indicated in FIGURE 3. Obviously, this last modificationmay be readily assembled and set up, and when disassembled will occupy aminimum of space, and consequently provide a maximum of convenience inshipping and storage.

In the use and operation, the assembled device of FIGURES 2 and 3 isidentical to that disclosed in connection with FIGURE l.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided animproved garbage can holder which accomplishes all of the objects ofthis invention, and others, including many advantages of great practicalutility and commercial importance.

As many embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and asmanymodifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to beinterpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

In a garbage can holder, in combination, a plurality of shank portions,each having a pair of opposed arcuate transverse arms extendinglaterally from the uppermost extremity thereof, a plurality of arcuatetubular members in engagement with the ends of said arms forming, inassembled relation a ring for the reception of a garbage can, said armsand arcuate members having aligned apertures therein, pins extendingthrough said aligned apertures for releasably securing said arcuatemembers on said arms, an integral upwardly extending portion on one ofsaid shank members, comprising an extension thereof at the juncture ofone of said arms, a tubular upright including a substantiallyright-angled offset portion mounted on said upwardly extending portion,said upright and said upwardly extending portion having aligned openingstherein, a pin extended through said last-mentioned aligned openings,said tubular upright, said shank portions and said arcuate tubularmembers all being of substantially similar length whereby said holdermay be packed in a small space in disassembled relation, and a chainconnected to the upper extremity of said upright adapted to engage thelid of a garbage can positioned in said ring.

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